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WorksheetsAPHG Unit 2 Test Review
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 26mins
What does an "upside down" population pyramid indicate?
lots of children
lots of middle age people
lots of elderly/older people
lots of teens
Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition is characterized by
High growth
Low growth
Zero growth
Negative growth
A population pyramid with a wide base and narrow top is indicative of
developed countries.
countries in Stage 4 of the demographic transition.
less developed countries.
low infant mortality.
Country A has a crude birth rate of 60 and a crude death rate of 15, while Country B has a CBR of 27 and a CDR of 9. Which country has a higher natural increase rate?
Country A
Country B
The NIR is the same in both countries
The rate depends on total population, so it can't be computed from this information.
The CDR has no direct correlation to the CBR, so it cannot help determine the NIR
The highest natural increase rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
stage 1
stage 2
stage 3
stage 4
stage 5
The problem with using arithmetic population density to investigate the population pattern of a country is that such a density figure does not take into consideration
annual population increases.
internal clustering of people within the country.
annexation of new territory.
possible loss of territory.
opening of a new factory
A country has a negative net migration rate if emigration
exceeds immigration
equals immigration
is less than immigration
equals crude birth rate
What is an example of forced migration?
The "Great Migration" in the US in the 1920s
Refugees fleeing religious persecution
Retirees moving to Florida
Moving to England to begin a new job
This caused a jump in the worlds' population in the late 1700's and helped send England and the United States into stage 2 of the DTM:
the Renaissance
the Industrial Revolution
the Medical Revolution
the Scientific Revolution
The act of migrants sending money to family in their home country is termed
repatriation
restitution
allowance
remittance
Which stage of the DTM does international emigration from a country tend to reach its height?
1
2
3
4
The U.S. population has moved towards? (check all that apply)
east
north and west
north and east
south and west
The movement of persons from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt within the United States is an example of which type of migration?
Intercontinental
International
Interregional
Intraregional
According to demographic transition theory, at which stage is a country's population most likely to decline?
1
2
3
4
5
A country with a birth rate of 11 and death rate of 13 would benefit from
pro-natalist policies
anti-natalist policies
increased spending on education
decreased spending on health care
restrictive immigration policies
A country with a high rate of natural increase that faces a shortage of food supply supports which theory?
Demographic transition
Epidemiological transition
Neo-Malthusian Theory
Core-Periphery Theory
Human-Environment Theory
The Earth's area of permanent human settlement is called the
Malthus region
civilized world
ecumene
carrying capacity
Number of years needed for a population to double in size.
Life Expectancy
Doubling Time
Ecumene
Natural Increase rate
Food production, contrary to the predictions of Malthus, has grown exponentially because of a number of factors. Which one of the following is not one of these factors?
expanded agricultural acreage
improved strains of seeds
fertilizer application
an increase in the number of farmers in Britain
The statistics that report the number of deaths per thousand people in a given year is called:
the adjusted mortality rate.
the crude death or mortality rate.
the adjusted population level.
the actual growth rate.
A developed country that has reached a stage where the population is most stable will develop a population pyramid that is __________.
bell shaped
pear shaped
rectangular shaped
cone shaped
Which of the following people would you predict to be most likely to engage in voluntary migration in the near future?
A) A teenaged girl whose family's home has just been destroyed by a volcanic eruption,
which has also rendered the entire valley uninhabitable.
B) A youth whose village has been identified by the central government as harboring and
providing material support to an armed rebel group in the midst of a civil war.
C) A teenaged girl in China whose rural family has enough food to eat but lacks the money to expand the size of their house, and would like to plan to send a younger sibling to college in the future.
D) A youth whose parents have just been murdered because they helped form a labor union
Brain drain is
A) the large-scale emigration of talented people.
B) a net decline in literacy.
C) people forced to migrate for political reasons.
D) a cultural feature that hinders migration.
E) the process by which people are given reference for migration.
This population density measure can show the economic development of a country.
Arithmetic Density
Physiological Density
Crude Density
Agricultural Density
What is an internally displaced person?
Someone who has been forced to migrate but has not crossed international boundaries
Someone who has fled to a foreign country and is seeking asylum
Someone who has voluntarily moved to a country in search of a job
Someone who has been forced to migrate fearing for their life
Over the past century, the population of the world has been...
growing even though the fertility rate is decreasing
growing even though the life expectancy is decreasing
growing because the fertility rate is increasing
declining because life expectancy is decreasing
What is the replacement fertility level? (meaning there are enough babies being born to replace each adult in the population)
2.1 or above
Between 1.2 - 2.1
Between 0 - 1
Between 4.2 - 5.1
People who leave their home state and apply for protection in their destination state is what?
Asylum Seekers
Internally displaced persons
Immigrants
Migrants
Livestock herders move their animals during winter is an example of what?
Transnational Migration
Chain Migration
Internally Displaced Persons
Transhumance
Joe immigrates from the United States and goes to Sweden and writes about his successes and access to resources. His family decides to follow him. What is this called?
Step Migration
Refugees
Guest Workers
Chain Migration
Greg first stops in a small town to earn money to provide for rent and other necessities. Then he moves eventually to New York City. This could be an example of what?
Step Migration
Refugees
Guest Workers
Chain Migration
The ratio of people who are too young or too old to work compared to the working population is called the
dependency ratio
population pyramid
elderly support ratio
retirement ratio
